Brush-holder.



-A. KRAUSS.

BRUSH RGLDEF.. upuouxbxrxun my 23.1911.

1,093,634, Patented Apr. 21, 19ML m/ITESSES luk/mfr] F\ A. KRAUSS.

BRUSH HOLDER. rrmonlon runnin 2a, 1911.

,093,634, Patented Apr. 21; 1914 v I 2 BHEETHHEET 2.

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"ln-'itsh will he securely held in the guide even` at'ier eonsideralvlewear. A A hook-shaped nieinher l` of resilient. material is fastened t0the. guide \\"ltl| its hooked 0nd projecting rotatingi the brush may bevariously modi- 'tied in any well known manner; the method of connectingthe brush in the ignition cirwithin a'n elongated channel f in thebrush, enit may be variously changed; and also sev- \\'lnrel= \j theoutward movement of the brush eral such brushes may be arranged on the60 is limited h the engagement of the hook with a A"top formed by theinner end of the channel fl in the. ln'ush. lt is obvious lthat theineinher l" ma) he fastened to any other part of the rotatingA element.such as the in- `sulatiirgr liloek l\'. 'flic eo-:lelinggv hookshapednieniher and :lacchannel in the brush are so de ignetlthat-'theoutward`hio? int-nt of the brush is sulleient to permit good electricalAContact with (he distributor 00ntacts even afterconsiderable wear ofthe brush or in cases of considerable Variation in assembling. llowever,when the cap 9 removed for inspection or repair of the distrihuterelements. thc outward movement 0f the hrnsh is limited so that the brushC retained in the guide 'when' its outward movement' is not.otherwise.restrained .z;If desired. l may provide two or more of suchhooksanil channels, hut in any ease the, 17e-A assemhlin.;r of the partsis 'facilitated.-j

When it is necesary to remove'the-brush@V for am' purpose. the resilienthook-shaped lneinher l*` n. :y he pulled out of engagement with theehaLnel in the hruslt hy hand, while a ln-ush n1a \v he inserted in theholder hyda similar operation. l i Figs. I'. and lshow aAmodifieilarraiigenient eonipri ing the ln'ush C formed with an abutmentf adapted to engagel a'h'oql'( F at the extreme outward position of theFigs. 5 and (i .show-other means, forliniiting the outward movement ofthe brush unipi-Laing a pin s extending rigidly through the lnnsh andprojecting within elongated slots S in thegnide ll. In Figs. T :intl Sthe eon trnetion for limiting the outward niort-nient of the luush issimilar to. that ot' Figs, and f except that the-pin s is nxt-t in theguide ll and passes through an elongated flor S in (lle. lnllsll. Y

lt is nln'inus'tliat the chnStruetion herein hown may he modified inlnan {particulars without'departing from tlxe-ez sential features of |ninvention. 'l`lle elements Compos-ing tht` ignition system may beeonstrneted :ind arranged in various ways; the

v ame 'spindle for other purposes which are well known.

The characteristic feature embodied in the invention is that a'brushadapted to succontacts is retained in a brush holder of such`eonstrugtiijt,thatthe brush pressed out- 'v'ardl' against thedistributer'cintaetsbut has its outward movement limited so thatY itmovement is not otherwise restrained.V Having thus described myinvention, what .I-Claim isi-.jv -v h 1. Inelectrical apparatus, a brushhavingr 'guide forvthe brush, a spring adapted to' feed lthe' brushoutwardly'ofe'the guide to 2. ln electrical apparatus, a otatalrle brushlu'Jlderhavingr a radialguide,` brush mounted in said lguide andhavipgmfch to limit the outward movement of VSubstantially asdescribedh.

3. In electril'apparatus, a brush holder projecting within the block`and outside the and havingY a stop, a spring adapted to feed the hrlishradially outward 'to compensate; for wear, and a resilient hook-shapedmemher 'adapted to engage a stop onvtho brush to limit its outward'movement ially as described. Y v

In testimony whereof I atiix-my sig-nature, in presenee oft\\'owitnesscs. .A

' ADOLF KRAUSS lernsh may he fixed in position while the .1h21 X nowEnwitwr.

Ydistrilmter contacts rotate; Athe means for 55 cessively engage aplurality of distributer is retained in the holder when its outward achannel therein, a brush holder having a 75 anneh' a spring adapted Atofeed thelbi'iis'h'r'adially outward. to compensate for wear; and aref' j:silient ilmolc-shaped member Ae'ng'agrinp; said 1 channel andcoperat'ive with the end thereof the brush; 0 0

of insulating material having,y a radial guide end thereof, a brushmounted in said guide -substan- A

